2012–13 LEB Plata season
# 2012–13 LEB Plata season

The 2012–13 LEB Plata season is the 13th season of the LEB Plata, second league of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and third division of Spanish basketball. It is also known as Adecco Plata in its sponsored identity.

## Competition format

Teams will play a regular season with a Round-robin tournament format. The regular season champion will promote directly to LEB Oro and the last qualified will be relegated to Liga EBA. Teams qualified from second to ninth will join the promotion playoffs. The winner will promote also to LEB Oro.

The two first qualified teams after the first half of the league will play the Copa LEB Plata.

Regular season will start in October 10.

### Eligibility of players

All teams must have in their roster:

* A minimum of seven players who played in Spain during three season being between 15 and 20 years old.
* A maximum of two non-EU players. This players can be replaced by players from the EU or ACP countries.
* A maximum of two players from the EU or ACP countries.

Teams can not sign any player after February 28, 2012.

## Team information

New teams in the league:

* Clínicas Rincón (relegated after the 2011–12 LEB Oro)
* Cafés Aitona (promoted after the 2011–12 Liga EBA)
* Palma Air Europa (promoted after the 2011–12 Liga EBA)
* Amics Castelló (achieved a vacant berth in the league)
* Gran Canaria 2014 B (achieved a vacant berth in the league)
* CEBA Guadalajara (new creation team, achieved a vacant berth in the league)

Teams that left the league:

* River Andorra (promoted to LEB Oro as 2011–12 LEB Plata champion)
* Aguas de Sousas Ourense (promoted to LEB Oro as 2011–12 LEB Plata runner-up)
* CB Las Rozas (will play in Primera División)
* FC Barcelona Regal B (achieved one of the vacant berths in LEB Oro)
* Leyma Natura Básquet Coruña (achieved one of the vacant berths in LEB Oro)
* Plasencia Extremadura (will play in Liga EBA)
* Tenerife Baloncesto (will play in Primera División)
* Gandía Bàsquet (relegated to Liga EBA)

| Team | City | Arena | Founded | Coach |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Amics Castelló | Castellón de la Plana | Pabellón Ciutat de Castelló | 1994 | Antonio Ten |
| Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Polideportivo Mendizorroza | 1994 | Iñaki Merino |
| Cafés Aitona | San Sebastián | Polideportivo Municipal J.A. Gasca | 1975 | David Blanca |
| Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB | Azpeitia | Polideportivo Municipal | 1975 | Iurgi Caminos |
| CB Prat Joventut | El Prat de Llobregat | Pavelló Joan Busquets | 1951 | Carles Durán |
| CEBA Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Polideportivo San José | 2011 | Ángel Cepeda |
| Clínicas Rincón | Málaga | Pabellón de Los Guindos | 1992 | Francis Tomé |
| Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | Ávila | Multiusos Carlos Sastre | 2001 | Armando Gómez |
| Gran Canaria 2014 B | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Centro Insular de Deportes | | Pablo Melo |
| Palma Air Europa | Palma de Mallorca | Pabellón Toni Servera | 2006 | Maties Cerdà |
| Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto | Oviedo | Polideportivo de Pumarín | 2004 | Guillermo Arenas |

## Regular season

### League table

| # | Teams | P | W | L | PF | PA | PT | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1557 | 1381 | 35 | Promotion to LEB Oro |
| 2 | CB Prat Joventut | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1399 | 1350 | 33 | Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | CEBA Guadalajara (C) | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1490 | 1484 | 32 | Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1376 | 1348 | 32 | Promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Palma Air Europa | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1492 | 1463 | 31 | Promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1507 | 1487 | 30 | Promotion playoffs |
| 7 | Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1531 | 1478 | 30 | Promotion playoffs |
| 8 | Amics Castelló | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1519 | 1595 | 29 | Promotion playoffs |
| 9 | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1403 | 1350 | 27 | Promotion playoffs |
| 10 | Cafés Aitona | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1263 | 1429 | 26 |
| 11 | Gran Canaria 2014 B | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1290 | 1462 | 25 | Relegation to Liga EBA |

(C) = Copa LEB Plata champion

### Results

| | AMICS | AURT | ISB | AIT | PRAT | CEBA | CLI | ÁVILA | GCA | PALM | OVIE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amics Castelló | | 97–93 | 71–70 | 72–59 | 64–80 | 93–94 | 72–77 | 57–80 | 85–70 | 84–85 | 85–80 |
| Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | 85–59 | | 92–87 | 67–50 | 72–84 | 89–68 | 83–75 | 76–75 | 90–70 | 77–87 | 70–74 |
| Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB | 102–83 | 61–64 | | 56–66 | 79–71 | 80–62 | 77–81 | 84–73 | 66–71 | 97–86 | 84–80 |
| Cafés Aitona | 90–73 | 73–64 | 74–63 | | 47–59 | 71–78 | 56–88 | 55–80 | 60–45 | 70–76 | 51–57 |
| CB Prat Joventut | 67–59 | 73–66 | 74–67 | 52–59 | | 68–75 | 70–66 | 69–61 | 87–79 | 64–81 | 63–69 |
| CEBA Guadalajara | 69–71 | 85–71 | 74–86 | 71–59 | 69–75 | | 83–62 | 80–69 | 72–65 | 75–66 | 91–98 |
| Clínicas Rincón | 82–67 | 78–68 | 57–77 | 57–62 | 62–59 | 66–67 | | 71–60 | 68–56 | 66–61 | 54–67 |
| Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | 63–65 | 65–73 | 72–83 | 112–71 | 66–75 | 63–47 | 70–75 | | 73–44 | 72–54 | 79–66 |
| Gran Canaria 2014 B | 76–77 | 63–70 | 75–72 | 76–71 | 56–68 | 65–72 | 50–57 | 62–45 | | 75–74 | 59–89 |
| Palma Air Europa | 72–86 | 86–79 | 75–71 | 73–56 | 74–77 | 86–72 | 69–75 | 68–64 | 74–52 | | 71–68 |
| Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto | 81–79 | 77–58 | 79–57 | 88–55 | 79–64 | 81–86 | 74–59 | 75–61 | 92–81 | 83–74 | |

## Promotion playoffs

Teams 2nd to 9th qualify for the promotion playoffs to LEB Oro. The quarterfinals will be played in a two-legged tie, where the seeded team will play the second game at home. Semifinals and final winners, will be decided in a best-of-five series, played with 2-2-1 format.

| Quarterfinals April 6, 13 | Quarterfinals April 6, 13 | Quarterfinals April 6, 13 | Quarterfinals April 6, 13 | Quarterfinals April 6, 13 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Semifinals April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 | Finals May 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | CEBA Guadalajara | 69 | 59 | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | 70 | 56 | 126 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | 70 | 56 | 126 | C | CEBA Guadalajara | 73 | 80 | 88 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Palma Air Europa | 79 | 84 | 94 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Palma Air Europa | 64 | 86 | 150 | 5 | Palma Air Europa | 79 | 84 | 94 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | 65 | 72 | 137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | 65 | 72 | 137 | | | | | | | | 5 | Palma Air Europa | 74 | 51 | 70 | 87 | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 59 | 61 | 74 | 83 | 65 |
| 2 | CB Prat Joventut | 54 | 86 | 140 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 59 | 61 | 74 | 83 | 65 |
| 8 | Amics Castelló | 79 | 63 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Amics Castelló | 79 | 63 | 142 | 8 | Amics Castelló | 60 | 77 | 66 | 69 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 80 | 69 | 76 | 79 | X | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 73 | 59 | 132 | 4 | Clínicas Rincón | 80 | 69 | 76 | 79 | X | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB | 78 | 52 | 130 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Copa LEB Plata

At the half of the league, the two first teams in the table play the Copa LEB Plata at home of the winner of the first half season (11th round). If this team doesn't want to host the Copa LEB Plata, the second qualified can do it. If nobody wants to host it, the Federation will propose a neutral venue.

The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the 2nd and the 5th qualified. The Copa LEB Plata will be played on February 2, 2012.

### Teams qualified

| # | Teams | P | W | L | PF | PA | PT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CEBA Guadalajara | 10 | 8 | 2 | 746 | 718 | 18 |
| 2 | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto | 10 | 7 | 3 | 759 | 685 | 17 |

### The game

* 3 February 2013 12:00
* Report Stats

| CEBA Guadalajara | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo B. |
| - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 16–14, 21–26, 20–17 |||
| Pts: Llorente 22 Rebs: Balmón 11 Asts: Llorente 7 PIR: Llorente 38 | Pts: Pérez 24 Rebs: Hanley 8 Asts: Pérez 4 PIR: Pérez 19 |
| CEBA Guadalajara, champion of the Copa LEB Plata |||

* Polideportivo San José, Guadalajara Attendance: 900 Referees: Palenzuela Pastrana, Mas Cagide, Aliaga Solé

## Awards

### MVP Week by Week

**Regular season**

| Date | Player | Team | PIR |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mick Hedgepeth | Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi | 34 |
| 2 | Alberto Ausina | Amics Castelló | 25 |
| 3 | Alberto Díaz | Clínicas Rincón | 29 |
| 4 | Antonio Pantín | Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB | 35 |
| 5 | Moussa Diagné | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila | 27 |
| 6 | Will Hanley | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto | 36 |
| 7 | Will Hanley (2) | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto (2) | 30 |
| 7 | David Ortega | Amics Castelló (2) | 30 |
| 8 | Gerbert Martí | CB Prat Joventut | 31 |
| 9 | José María Balmón | CEBA Guadalajara | 38 |
| 10 | Carlos Martínez | Cafés Aitona | 29 |
| 10 | Víctor Hidalgo | Amics Castelló (3) | 29 |
| 11 | Will Hanley (3) | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto (3) | 29 |
| 12 | Víctor Hidalgo (2) | Amics Castelló (4) | 44 |
| 13 | Will Hanley (4) | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto (4) | 31 |
| 14 | Riley Luettgerodt | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila (2) | 31 |
| 15 | Toni Vicens | Grupo Eulen Carrefour "El Bulevar" de Ávila (3) | 35 |
| 16 | Lance Kearse | Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB (2) | 34 |
| 17 | Will Hanley (5) | Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto (5) | 32 |
| 18 | Víctor Arteaga | CEBA Guadalajara (2) | 37 |
| 18 | Víctor Hidalgo (3) | Amics Castelló (5) | 37 |
| 19 | Guillem Vives | CB Prat Joventut (2) | 34 |
| 20 | Walter Tavares | Gran Canaria 2014 B | 39 |
| 21 | Robert Joseph | Palma Air Europa | 29 |
| 22 | Antonio Pantín (2) | Azpeitia Azkoitia ISB (3) | 33 |

**Playoffs**

| Date | Player | Team | PIR |
| - | - | - | - |
| QF1 | Álex Ros | CB Prat Joventut (3) | 26 |
| QF2 | Sergio Llorente (2) | CEBA Guadalajara (3) | 31 |
| SF1 | Sergio Llorente (3) | CEBA Guadalajara (4) | 28 |
| SF2 | Víctor Hidalgo (4) | Amics Castelló (6) | 31 |
| SF3 | Sergio Llorente (4) | CEBA Guadalajara (5) | 28 |
| SF4 | Maodo Nguirane | Clínicas Rincón (2) | 24 |
| F1 | Robert Joseph (2) | Palma Air Europa (2) | 24 |
| F2 | Pepe Pozas | Clínicas Rincón (3) | 22 |
